Originally Posted by
cobrabyte
I've only got two reasons to wear a suit; if someone is being married or if someone is being buried.
Don't do many interviews, eh?
1. Been married. Used a suit.
2. Been divorced. Used a suit.
3. Been to court (in multiple countries, in fact). Used a suit every time.
4. Been to many funerals. Used a suit.
5. Usually average about 5 weddings/year where I wear a suit.
6. I usually do a few parties/year with suit dress minus the jacket (vest and bow tie, pants.)
7. Did 4 interviews in a week once (1 in Mexico City, 1 in Copenhagen, 1 in England, 1 in Scotland). I didn't wear a suit
per se. I wore a suit jacket and shirt but with skinny jeans (but it does have suit components).
8. I've probably done 20+ interviews with suit components since buying my first Swedish suit in 2008 (hopefully a few this coming month!)
However, on a day-to-day basis I don't wear suits. About 40% of my days, I wear cycling clothes at the office and don't shower (about 25% of my colleagues are the same.)